Parents are usually more careful to bestow knowledge on their children rather than virtue, the art of speaking well rather than doing well; but their manners should be of the greatest concern.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
It's really important for children to have good morals and good manners, and that they're thoughtful of other people and that they learn the consequences of their actions.
I think it's most important for children to understand the concept of respect and manners and also work ethic. I have a responsibility to those who came before me.
As regards parents, I should like to see them as highly educated as possible, and I do not restrict this remark to fathers alone.
It is something that most parents hope for in life: That their children will be moderately successful, polite, decent human beings. Anything on top of that is something you have no right to hope for, but we all do.
As youngsters, my mother taught her children that while we might not be the smartest people around, we could be courteous, polite and considerate of others.
Being a parent does not give you an excuse for bad manners.
Parents are to be respected - it Is a commandment from God.
Parents have no greater responsibility in this world than the bringing up of their children in the right way, and they will have no greater satisfaction as the years pass than to see those children grow in integrity and honesty and make something of their lives.
It is the parent's job to see how their child learns and to make sure that the children's self confidence is buoyed at all times, or they will plummet like a stone.
The most important thing that parents can teach their children is how to get along without them.
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